JP2018082897A - Game system and button setting program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system capable of improving operability; and to provide a button setting program.SOLUTION: A game system 1 includes a plurality of buttons 22L, 22C, 22R, a button setting part 27a for performing operator guidance of the buttons, and setting an operation content in a game to each button 22L, 22C, 22R, corresponding to a result of the operator guidance, and a play progress part 27b for progressing a play based on button setting set by the button setting part 27a, and on operation of each button.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system including buttons and a button setting program.

Conventionally, there has been a game system in which a player can customize the correspondence between buttons and operation contents (for example, Patent Document 1).
However, in conventional game systems, customized button settings are not always good in operability.

JP 2014-90741 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game system and a button setting program that can improve operability.

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

The first invention is a button setting unit (27a) for instructing operation of a button with a plurality of buttons (22L, 22C, 22R), and setting operation contents in each button according to the result of the operation instruction. ) And a play progress unit (27b) that progresses based on the button setting set by the button setting unit and the operation of each button.
-2nd invention is the game system of 1st invention, The game of this game system operates and hits a button repeatedly at the time of play, The said button setting part (27a) continues each button continuously The game system is characterized in that an operation instruction is given to operate, and a button having a large number of operations per unit time as a result of the operation instruction is set as a button to be repeatedly hit during play.
-3rd invention is a game system of 1st or 2nd invention, The game of this game system requires that the reaction time of button operation is short, The said button setting part (27a) is reaction The game system is characterized in that a button that requires a short time is set as a result of an operation instruction and a button having a short reaction time after the operation instruction is given.
-4th invention WHEREIN: In the game system of any one of 1st to 3rd invention, the game of this game system requires that the intensity | strength of the press of a push button is large, The said button setting part is A game system is characterized in that, as a result of an operation instruction, a button having a high pressure intensity of a push button is set to a button that requires a high intensity of a push button.
The fifth invention is the game system of any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the button setting section (27a) sets different operation contents to different buttons according to the results of different operation instructions, As a result of the operation instruction, when different operation contents are the same button, the game system is characterized in that, among the different operation contents, the one with the highest player ranking is set as the same button.
The sixth invention includes a button setting storage unit (56b) that stores button settings and player identification information for identifying a player in association with each other in the game system according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, The play progression section (27b) is a game system characterized in that the play progresses based on the button setting corresponding to the player identification information in the button setting storage section.
-7th invention gives a computer (10) provided with a plurality of buttons (22L, 22C, 22R) operation instruction of a button, and sets operation contents in a game to each button according to a result of the operation instruction Button setting means (27a) to be operated, button setting set by the button setting means, and play progress means (27b) that advances the play based on the operation of each button. It is a program.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game system which can improve operativity, and a button setting program can be provided.

It is a figure explaining the composition of game system 1 of an embodiment. It is a block diagram of game machine 10 of an embodiment. It is a flowchart of processing of game system 1 of an embodiment. It is a flowchart of processing of game system 1 of an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the screen at the time of the button setting of embodiment. It is a figure explaining the table | surface which shows the process result of the continuous hit | judging determination process of this embodiment, the reaction time determination process, the table of the button setting storage part 26b of the game machine 10, and the table of the player-button setting storage part 56b of the server 50.

(Embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a game system 1 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the game system 1.
FIG. 1B is a diagram of the operation unit 20 as viewed from the upper side Z2.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the game machine 10 according to the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a game machine 10 and a server 50.
The game machine 10 is placed in a store such as an amusement facility.
The server 50 is arranged in a facility of an operator (game maker or the like) that manages and manages the system.
The game machine 10 and the server 50 are connected by a communication network 2 such as an Internet communication network. Actually, a plurality of game machines 10 are installed in a plurality of stores, but in the embodiment, a single game machine 10 will be briefly described.

In the embodiment, the computer refers to an information processing apparatus including a storage device, a control device, and the like. The game machine 10 and the server 50 include storage units 26 and 56 and control units 27 and 57, and the concept of the computer. include.
The storage units 26 and 56 are storage devices such as a hard disk and a semiconductor memory element for storing programs, information, and the like necessary for the operation of the game machine 10 and the server 50.
The control units 27 and 57 are devices for performing arithmetic processing necessary for the operation of the game machine 10 and the server 50 and for overall control of the game machine 10 and the server 50. The control units 27 and 57 are constituted by, for example, a CPU (central processing unit). The control units 27 and 57 implement various functions of the embodiment by appropriately reading and executing various programs stored in the storage units 26 and 56.

The game machine 10 is a device in which each player actually plays.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the game machine 10 can play a fighting game.
The player battles the enemy E (a character controlled by the game machine 10 by a computer battle or a character operated by another player by a battle play). The player performs punch, defense, and kick operations for the character C operated by the player. The punch can be operated by continuously punching a button, that is, by continuously operating the button. The continuous punching is more advantageous for the player because the greater the number of button operations per hour, the more damage can be done to the enemy E. In addition, as for the defense, the possibility that the attack from the enemy E can be protected increases as the reaction time, which is the time from when the player decides to operate the operation unit 20 until the button is actually operated, is shorter. This is advantageous for the player.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game machine 10 includes a coin slot 11 (billing unit), a card reader 12 (player identification information acquisition unit), an operation unit 20, a display unit 25, a storage unit 26, and a control unit 27. Is provided.
The coin insertion slot 11 is an insertion slot for a player to insert coins for playing. Inside the coin insertion slot 11, a coin detection unit (not shown) such as an optical sensor for detecting the inserted coin is provided. When the coin detection unit detects a coin, it outputs a coin detection signal to the control unit 27.
The billing unit is not limited to the coin insertion slot 11 as long as it can be billed by the player and can output billing information. For example, a card reader that reads information such as a prepaid card may be used.

  The card reader 12 is a device that obtains the player by reading the player ID (player identification information) by communicating with the ID card 30 possessed by the player. The ID card 30 is a card that incorporates an RFID tag 35. The card reader 12 and the ID card 30 can communicate in a non-contact manner by an electromagnetic induction method or the like.

The operation unit 20 is operated by the player at the time of button setting (described later), at the time of play progress, and the like. The operation unit 20 is provided on the operation panel 20a on the front side Y1 of the game machine 10.
The operation unit 20 includes one lever 21 and three buttons (left button 22L, center button 22C, and right button 22R).
The lever 21 is a member that is operated to be tilted in the left-right direction X, the depth direction Y, and a direction that combines these.
The left button 22L, the center button 22C, and the right button 22R are push buttons.
The left button 22L, the center button 22C, and the right button 22R are arranged in this order from the left side X1 of the operation panel 20a. That is, the left button 22L and the right button 22R are disposed on the left side X1 and the right side X2, respectively, and the center button 22C is disposed at the center thereof.

  The display unit 25 displays various button setting screens (see FIG. 5) or displays a play screen or the like during play. The display unit 25 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device.

The storage unit 26 includes a button setting program 26a, a button setting storage unit 26b, and a game program 26c.
The button setting program 26a is a program for executing button setting processing (described later).
The button setting storage unit 26b is a storage unit that stores button settings that are associations between buttons and button operation contents. The button setting storage unit 26b stores button settings in the form of a table (see FIG. 6C).
Button setting refers to setting the function of a button by assigning operation contents in the game to each button, and the information.
The button setting storage unit 26b stores each player ID and button settings in association with each other. The button setting storage unit 26b temporarily stores button settings for use in play.
The game program 26c is a program for executing play.

The control unit 27 includes a button setting unit 27a (button setting unit) and a play progression unit 27b (play progression unit).
The button setting unit 27a operates according to the button setting program 26a and executes button setting processing (described later).
The play progression unit 27b performs play progression processing and control in the game machine 10.

The server 50 includes a storage unit 56 and a control unit 57.
The storage unit 56 includes a player-button setting storage unit 56b.
The server 50 stores button settings for each player.
That is, the button setting storage unit 26b of the game machine 10 temporarily stores the button settings for use during play (see FIG. 6C), whereas the player-button setting storage unit 56b of the server 50. Manages and stores the button settings of each player (see FIG. 6D). The player-button setting storage unit 56b stores each player and its button setting in the form of a table.
The control unit 57 performs communication with the game machine 10, management of the storage unit 56, and the like.

Processing of the game system 1 will be described.
3 and 4 are flowcharts of processing of the game system 1 of the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen when buttons are set according to the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a table showing processing results of the continuous hit determination process and the reaction time determination process, a table of the button setting storage unit 26b of the game machine 10, and a table of the player-button setting storage unit 56b of the server 50 according to the embodiment. It is.
In step S (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 1, when the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 11 of the game machine 10, the coin detection unit transmits a coin detection signal to the control unit 27.
In S <b> 2, when the player holds the ID card 30 over the card reader 12 of the game machine 10, the card reader 12 reads the player ID of the ID card 30.

In S3, the button setting unit 27a of the game machine 10 determines whether or not to individually set button settings.
As shown in FIG. 5A, in this case, the button setting unit 27a displays the individual setting inquiry screen 25a on the display unit 25.
According to the individual setting inquiry screen 25a, the player may operate the left button 22L when individually setting button settings, and may operate the right button 22R when not individually setting.
When the left button 22L is operated (S3: YES), the button setting unit 27a proceeds to S11, and when the right button 22R is operated (S3: NO), the button setting unit 27a proceeds to S4.
In S4, the button setting unit 27a transmits the player ID read in S2 to the server 50.

In S5, the control unit 57 of the server 50 refers to the player-button setting storage unit 56b based on the player ID received from the game machine 10, and determines whether or not there is a button setting associated with the player ID. To do.
When it is determined that there is a button setting for this player ID (S5: YES), the control unit 57 proceeds to S7, and when it is determined that there is no button setting (S5: NO), the control unit 57 proceeds to S6. .

For example, in the ID card 30 of FIG. 2, the player ID 36 is “P001”. Further, the player-button setting storage unit 56b of FIG. 6D does not have a button setting with the player ID “P001”. In this case, the control unit 57 determines that there is no button setting (S5: NO), and proceeds to S6.
In S <b> 6, the control unit 57 transmits information indicating that “there is no button setting associated with the player ID” to the game machine 10.

In S7, on the other hand, the control unit 57 transmits the button setting read in S5 to the game machine 10 together with the player ID.
The button setting is set by the player actually operating the button (continuous hit determination process S9, reaction time determination process S10, individual setting process S11 described later). In this embodiment, since the server 50 stores the button settings, the player does not need to reset the button settings, which is convenient.

In S <b> 8, the button setting unit 27 a of the game machine 10 determines whether button settings are received from the server 50.
If it is determined that the button setting has been received from the server 50 (S8: YES), the button setting unit 27a proceeds to S14. On the other hand, if it is determined that the button setting has not been received, that is, “the player ID is associated with” When the information indicating that “there is no button setting” is received (S8: NO), the process proceeds to S9.

In the following S9 and S10, the button setting unit 27a sets the button by causing the player to actually operate the button.
In S9, the button setting unit 27a sets a button for operating the punch by performing the repeated hit determination process.
The button setting unit 27a performs this process as follows.

(1) As shown in FIG. 5B, by displaying the repeated hit determination processing screen 25b on the display unit 25, the player is instructed to repeatedly hit the left button 22L. The scene of FIG. 5B is a screen on which an operation instruction “Please hit the left button 22L repeatedly” is displayed.
Here, the player repeatedly hits the left button 22L according to the screen.
(2) The operation of repeatedly hitting the left button 22L is accepted for several seconds (for example, about 5 seconds), and the number of consecutive hits is counted.

(3) With respect to the center button 22C and the right button 22R, the number of consecutive hits is counted by performing the same processing as in the above (1) and (2).
(4) A button having the largest number of consecutive hits among the three buttons, that is, a button having the largest number of operations per unit time is set as the punch operation button.
In the example of FIG. 6 (A1), the left button 22L has the largest number of 100 hits among the three buttons. Therefore, the button setting unit 27a sets the left button 22L to the operation content “punch”.

In S10, the button setting unit 27a sets a button for operating the defense by performing a reaction time determination process.
The button setting unit 27a performs this process as follows.

(1) As shown in FIG. 5C, the reaction time determination processing screen 25c is displayed on the display unit 25 to instruct the player to repeatedly press the left button 22L. The scene of FIG. 5C is a screen on which an operation instruction “Please press the following button immediately” is displayed, followed by “Left button 22L”.
Here, according to the screen, the player immediately operates the left button 22L when “left button 22L” is displayed.
(2) The reaction time from when the “left button 22L” is displayed until the left button 22L is actually operated is measured.

(3) For the central button 22C and the right button 22R, the reaction time is measured by processing in the same manner as in the above (1) and (2).
(4) Set the button with the shortest reaction time among the three buttons as the defense operation button.
In the example of FIG. 6 (B1), the reaction time of the central button 22C of 0.1 second is the shortest of the three buttons. For this reason, the button setting unit 27a sets the center button 22C to the operation content “defense”.
In addition, the button setting unit 27a sets the remaining left button 22L to “kick”.

  The button setting unit 27a can adapt each player's habit and peculiar operability to the button operation during actual play by the processes of S9 and S10.

As shown in FIGS. 6A2 and 6B2, the left button in which “kick” and “defense” are the same button as a result of the repeated hit determination process in S9 and the reaction time determination process in S10. If the setting is to be set to 22L, the button setting unit 27a determines which is set with priority (priority determination processing).
Although this determination criterion is not limited, for example, the operation content having a higher order can be set with priority among a plurality of players as follows.

As shown in FIG. 6 (A2), the player ranking of the number of consecutive hits of the left button 22L is 50th. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6 (B2), the player ranking of the reaction time of the left button 22L is , 100th place. In this case, the button setting unit 27a sets the operation content “punch” to the left button 22L by giving priority to the higher order repeated hitting.
Next, the button setting unit 27a sets the defense button to the center button 22C that has the shortest reaction time after the left button 22L.
Thereby, the game machine 10 can set the button setting of each player more advantageously than other players.

Note that the server 50 may manage the player ranks of the repeated hit determination process and the reaction time determination process.
That is, the button setting unit 27a associates these results with the player ID and transmits them to the server 50 each time the repeated hit determination process and the reaction time determination process are performed. The control unit 57 of the server 50 stores these pieces of information in the storage unit 56.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (A2) and FIG. 6 (B2), the button setting unit 27a displays information on the number of consecutive hits and the reaction time for the server 50 when the result of each process is the same button. Send to. That is, the button setting unit 27a transmits inter-player ranking inquiry information including these pieces of information to the server 50.
The control unit 57 of the server 50 refers to the storage unit 56 in response to an inquiry from the game machine 10 to determine the rank between players in both the number of consecutive hits and the reaction time, and returns the determination result to the game machine 10. do it.

In S11, the button setting unit 27a performs button setting individual setting processing.
The player can select this processing when he / she wants to set the button setting to his / her preference, or when he / she wants to change the button layout after playing several times (S3: YES).
The button setting unit 27a performs this process as follows.

(1) As shown in FIG. 5D, the individual setting processing screen 25d is displayed on the display unit 25. The individual setting processing screen 25d is a screen that prompts the user to operate the operation contents in the game and the buttons set in the operation contents. In the scene of FIG. 5D, “Please press the button to set to punch” is displayed. Here, the player may operate a screen desired to be punched according to the screen.
(2) The actually operated button is set in the operation content displayed on the individual setting processing screen 25d. For example, when the left button 22L is operated on the screen of FIG. 5D, the left button 22L is set to “punch”.
(3) For the operation contents “defense” and “kick”, buttons are set by processing in the same manner as in the above (1) and (2).
Thereby, the player can make his / her favorite button arrangement.

  In S12, the button setting unit 27a associates the player ID read in S2 with the button settings set in S9 and S10, and transmits them to the server 50. However, when the individual setting process (S11) is performed, the button setting unit 27a associates the player ID read in S2 with the button setting set in the process, and transmits it to the server 50.

In S13, when this information is received, the control unit 57 of the server 50 updates the information in the player-button setting storage unit 56b.
That is, when the button setting of the received player ID is in the player-button setting storage unit 56b, the control unit 57 updates the button setting. On the other hand, when the button setting of the received player ID is not in the player-button setting storage unit 56b, the control unit 57 newly associates the player ID with the button setting and stores them in the player-button setting storage unit 56b. To do.

In S14, the button setting unit 27a sets button settings used for actual play.
In this case, when the continuous hit determination process and the reaction time determination process are performed in S9 and S10, the button setting unit 27a uses the button settings set in these processes for play. When the individual setting process is performed in S11, the button setting unit 27a uses the button setting set in the individual setting process for play. When the button setting unit 27a receives the button setting from the server 50 in S3 (S3: YES), the button setting unit 27a uses the received button setting for play.
The button setting unit 27a stores at least the playing time and button settings in the player-button setting storage unit 26b.

In S15, the play progression unit 27b proceeds with the play based on the button setting stored in the button setting storage unit 26b and the actual button operation of the operation unit 20.
When the button settings set in the repeated hit determination process and the reaction time determination process are used for play, the operability of each player can be reflected in the actual play operation at the time of play.
When the button setting set in the individual setting process is used for the play, the player can play with his / her favorite button arrangement, so the operability is good.
When button settings received from the server 50 are used for play, in addition to the above actions and effects, button settings set in the past are used, so that play can be started in a short time after coin insertion and reading of the ID card 30. .

  In S16, the play progression unit 27b ends the play when the remaining life value of the character C of the player becomes zero. Although detailed explanation is omitted, the play progression unit 27b associates the play result (score etc.) with the player ID and transmits it to the server 50. When receiving this, the control unit 57 of the server 50 stores it in the storage unit 56 as a play history.

  As described above, the game system 1 of the present embodiment can improve the operability of the buttons.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, For example, various deformation | transformation and a change are possible like the deformation | transformation form etc. which are mentioned later, These are also It is within the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)
(1) In the embodiment, an example in which the game type is a fighting game is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any type of game may be used as long as it uses two or more buttons. The game type may be, for example, a music game that operates a plurality of buttons corresponding to a plurality of melody, a shooting game that operates a plurality of buttons corresponding to a plurality of weapons, or the like.

(2) In the embodiment, the example in which the button is set according to the continuous hitting of the button and the response time of the button operation is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, when the game requires that the strength of pressing the push button is large (for example, in a fighting game, the greater the strength of pressing the push button, the more powerful skills can be applied to the enemy). Alternatively, as a result of the operation instruction, a button having a large pressing strength of the push button may be set as the button.
In this case, a detection unit (load cell or the like) that detects the pressing force is provided on the push button, and the control unit may calculate the pressing force of the push button based on the output of the detection unit.

(3) In the embodiment, an example in which the game machine includes three buttons is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game machine may include two buttons or four or more buttons.
(4) In the embodiment, an example in which the button is mechanical has been described, but the button is not limited thereto. For example, the button may be a button displayed on a touch panel or the like.

(5) In the embodiment, in the case where two operation contents are set to the same button, an example in which operation contents with higher rankings are set preferentially among a plurality of players has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. . In this case, the game machine may determine the operation content to be set with priority in advance.
For example, when the type of game is that button hits have a greater effect on the progress of the play than the reaction time (for example, in a fighting game, when the player hits the enemy by a button hit) The game machine may set the button hitting with priority over the reaction time.
On the other hand, if the game type has a reaction time that has a greater effect on the progress of the play than a button hit (for example, in a fighting game, the reaction time is faster, so The game machine may set the reaction time with priority over the button stroke.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game system 2 ... Communication network 10 ... Game machine 22C ... Center button 22L ... Left button 22R ... Right button 25 ... Display part 25a ... Individual setting inquiry screen 25b ... Repeat hit determination processing screen 25c ... Reaction time determination processing screen 25d ... Individual Setting processing screens 26, 56 ... storage unit 26a ... button setting program 26b ... button setting storage unit 26c ... game program 27, 57 ... control unit 27a ... button setting unit 27b ... play progression unit 50 ... server 56b ... player-button setting storage Part

Claims (7)

Multiple buttons,
A button setting unit for instructing button operation and setting operation contents in the game for each button according to the result of the operation instruction;
A play progress unit that plays based on the button settings set by the button setting unit and the operation of each button;
A game system comprising: The game system according to claim 1,
The game of this game system is operated by repeatedly hitting buttons at the time of play,
The button setting unit gives an operation instruction to continuously operate each button, and sets a button having a large number of operations per unit time as a result of the operation instruction to a button to be repeatedly hit during play,
A game system characterized by In the game system according to claim 1 or 2,
The game of this game system requires a short response time for button operation,
The button setting unit sets a button that requires a short reaction time as a result of the operation instruction, a button that has a short reaction time after the operation instruction,
A game system characterized by The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The game of this game system requires that the strength of pressing the push button is large,
The button setting unit is configured to set a button having a high push button strength as a result of an operation instruction to a button that requires a high push button push strength;
A game system characterized by The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The button setting unit
Depending on the result of different operation instructions, set different operation contents to different buttons,
As a result of the operation instruction, when different operation contents are the same button, setting the same operation button with a higher player ranking among the different operation contents;
A game system characterized by The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A button setting storage unit for storing button settings and player identification information for identifying a player in association with each other;
The play progression unit proceeds to play based on a button setting corresponding to the player identification information in the button setting storage unit;
A game system characterized by A computer with multiple buttons
Button setting means for instructing button operation and setting the operation content in the game for each button according to the result of the operation instruction;
Play progress means for proceeding with play based on the button setting set by the button setting means and the operation of each button;
Button setting program characterized by functioning.

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